Game Report 1091 Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Red Deer Arena
Date: Apr 22, 2015
GAME NOTES: SASKATOON SECURES SEMIFINAL BERTH WENDY GRAVES RED DEER, Alta. – Goals from Grace Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask.), Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask.) and Kalista Senger (Clavet, Sask.) propelled the Saskatoon Stars past the Red Deer Chiefs Wednesday night and secured the team a spot in the semifinals of the 2015 Esso Cup. Senger’s blast from the point just shy of the midway point of the third period shot the Stars to the playoffs in their first appearance at Canada’s National Female Midget Championship. With those playoffs on the horizon the Stars finally started seeing their scoring distributed among more than just its top line. One of Sophie Shirley, Nara Elia (Saskatoon, Sask.) and Julia Rongve (Saskatoon, Sask.) had scored nine of the team’s first 10 goals. Shirley and Rongve picked up assists on Senger’s goal. Paige Michalenko (Saskatoon, Sask.), Willow Slobodzian (Clavet, Sask.) and Jordyn Gerlitz (Saskatoon, Sask.) also drew assists. Karlee Fetch (Prince Albert, Sask.) made 22 saves in her first Esso Cup start. Kaitlan Linnell (Red Deer, Alta.) and Carley Wlad (Red Deer, Alta.) scored for the Chiefs, with Cassidy Hollman (Red Deer, Alta.) adding an assist. Sarah Murray (Calgary, Alta.) stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Red Deer net. The teams knew coming in that a win in regulation meant an in to the playoffs. And in the end – literally – the Stars seemed to want it more. After winning a draw in the Red Deer zone with 1:38 left in the third period, the Stars never let the puck leave the offensive zone, keeping Murray pinned to her net and not allowing the Chiefs one last push for the equalizer. Fetch showed few nerves in her first start, stopping Kirsten Baumgardt (Innisfail, Alta.) on a partial breakaway less than two minutes in. She could hardly be faulted a few minutes later when Linnell showed impressive hand-eye coordination in batting down Hollman’s point shot and putting in her own rebound. Grace Shirley matched her later in the period, deflecting Michalenko’s point shot from the low slot. With her team shorthanded late in the first, Wlad gave it back the lead, outracing two defenders and scoring on a second chance from in tight. The Chiefs looked to be building on that momentum in the second, but a goal from Sophie Shirley – matching her sister on the score sheet – with only two seconds remaining on a five-on-three shut that down. Red Deer’s best chance to send the game to overtime came with 3:08 to play, when Fetch was able to reach back and pull the puck off the goal line. 		Visiting Team: Red Deer Chiefs
 Home Team: Saskatoon Stars
RED DEER CHIEFS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Murray, Sarah
G31  Knapp, Bailey
 2  Sosnowski, Gina
 3  Marshall, Erika
 4  Bast, Mairead
 5  Grenier, Paige
 6  Burgar, Jordyn
 7  Wlad, Carley
 8  Colonna, Skylar
 9  Richard, Ashley
 10  Cota, Myah
 11  Hollman, Cassidy
 12  Coutts, Tyra
 14  Toppe, Maddison
 15  McLennan, Emily
 16  Baumgardt, Kirsten
 17  McCully, Jenna
 18  Martin, Breanna
 19  Thiessen, Abagael
 20  Linnell, Kaitlan
RED DEER CHIEFS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st18 2:00 (auto) Checking to Head/Neck minor 16:161 16:165:44
2nd9 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 4:331 4:3317:27
2nd14 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 5:211 5:2116:39
2nd3 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 17:331 17:334:27
3rd9 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 10:441 10:4411:16
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SASKATOON STARS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Fetch, Karlee
G30  Johnson, Emma
 4  Michalenko, Paige
 5  Shirley, Grace
 7  Elia, Nara
 8  Shirley, Sophie
 9  Girolami, Danielle
 10  Rongve, Julia
 11  Parker, Mackenna
 12  Dietz, Kianna
 15  Nogier, Danielle
 16  Heuchert, Brittany
 17  Cormack, Courtney
 18  Shirley, Abby
 19  Coumont, Hollie
 20  Slobodzian, Willow
 21  Gerlitz, Jordyn
 22  Jacobson, Rayna
 27  Senger, Kalista
 44  Holmes, Jordyn
SASKATOON STARS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st17 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 5:271 5:2716:33
2nd27 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 8:421 8:4213:18
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RED DEER CHIEFS Goals RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st5:59 PP 20-11            
1st17:11 SH 7            
                
SASKATOON STARS Goals SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (plus) RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st13:12  5-4            
2nd6:31 PP 8-16-20            
3rd8:34  27-8-10            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
RED DEER CHIEFS 1 / 2
SASKATOON STARS 1 / 5
PENALTY SUMMARY
RED DEER CHIEFS 10 min / 5 inf
SASKATOON STARS 4 min / 2 inf
POINT SUMMARY
RED DEER CHIEFS 2 G + 1 A = 3 Pts
SASKATOON STARS 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
RED DEER CHIEFS2002
SASKATOON STARS1113
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
RDC - Murray (60:00) (L)614727/0:003rd/20:00
SAS - Fetch (60:00) (W)86620/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 9:00 PM
  -  End: 9:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official Esso Cup Game Report.

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